Maryland beaches see high surf, erosion as Hurricane Erin passes offshore
Ocean City, Maryland is seeing high surf and beach erosion on Thursday as Hurricane Erin moves parallel to the coast offshore.
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Ocean City, Maryland is seeing high surf and beach erosion on Thursday as Hurricane Erin moves parallel to the coast offshore.
Hurricane Erin is creating dangerous water conditions along the East Coast, prompting beach closures in some states.
Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday over the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.
A former Major League Baseball player died Sunday while trying to save swimmers from a rip tide off the coast of South Carolina, authorities said.
Confidence is high that Hurricane Lee will not directly impact Maryland, but our beaches will see rough and dangerous surf.
Mallet, a 35-year-old former NFL quarterback, was pronounced dead at a Destin emergency room Tuesday after an apparent drowning.
Although the beaches remain open, Ocean City officials are asking tourists and residents to stay out of the water as Hurricane Dorian approaches the waters off Maryland's coastline.
Hurricane Maria is currently a Category 3 storm and is expected to cause dangerous surf and rip currents at southeastern United States beaches for the next several days.
